| SANBORN COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 394 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 380,039 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 965 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.2 | ||||
| SANBORN COUNTY | |||||
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2002 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 394 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 380,039 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 965 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 52.2 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 2004 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 29 | Soybeans | 34 | All Cattle | 35 | |||||
| All Wheat | 50 | Winter Wheat | 39 | Beef Cows | 26 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 45 | Oats | 46 | Milk Cows | 44 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 11 | Other Hay | 23 | Hogs & Pigs | ||||||
| Sunflower | 32 | CRP 1/ | 23 | Sheep | 19 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 2004 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 63,600 | 135 | 8,575,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 35,000 | 39 | 1,378,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 6,700 | 64 | 426,000 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 4,600 | 65 | 300,000 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 2,100 | 60 | 126,000 | bu |
| Oats | 1,200 | 85 | 102,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 35,000 | 3.37 | 118,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 21,000 | 1.82 | 38,300 | tons |
| Sunflower | 1,300 | 1,217 | 1,582,000 | pounds |
| 23,674 acres were in the2004 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 53,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 26,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 200 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | Not Disclosed |
| All Sheep 2/ | 4,387 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2005 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 2002; Source: 2002 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 2003 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $22,395 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $32,569 | |||
| Total Receipts | $54,964 | |||
| Government Payments | $6,224 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $66,762 | |||
| SOURCE: Bureau of Economis Analysis, U.S. Dept of Commerce | 1/ Includes crops, livestock, gov. pymts, and misc. income. | |||
Prepared by: South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service
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